Your Voice for Our Common Future: Caribbean Youth Employment Survey
If you’re a Caribbean young person between 18–35, we’d like to hear about your experience entering the workforce, from finding a job to achieving job security.
Scan the QR code or Click Here to Take the Survey to share your experience entering the workforce—from finding your first job to achieving real security.
Your responses will directly shape the launch episode of the #BuildBackBetterCaribbean podcast, produced by the United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean Area (UNIC Caribbean). We aren't just looking for statistics; we’re looking for the truth about your experiences today to shape meaningful dialogue about how we create the future of work tomorrow.
The Caribbean is at a turning point. You've likely heard of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — a shared global commitment to build a fair, safe, and sustainable future. But here's what's urgent: the deadline is 2030.
That's five years for our common future—five years to turn promises into reality.
Building a better economy where decent work is accessible to all is central to the fulfillment of these global goals. The #ActNow campaign by the United Nations encourages each of us to take action to achieve them. That’s why the UN has revitalized Act Now with a laser focus on the final sprint toward the world we were promised: 5 Years For... The campaign is built around four critical aspirations:
It's built around four critical aspirations:
- A Better Economy ← Our focus for this episode
- A Healthy Planet
- A just Society
- A Peaceful World
Why Your Story Matters
As part of our #BuildBackBetterCaribbean podcast, we're producing a special 4-part mini-season, one episode per aspiration. We're starting with A Better Economy — because for too many Caribbean young adults, job security isn't a reality. It's a goal.
Whether you're still searching for your first opportunity, navigating unfair pay, or simply trying to be seen and valued in your workplace — your experience is evidence. And evidence drives change.
How to Participate
Complete the Caribbean Youth Employment Survey and your responses will directly shape our launch episode. Your insights will fuel an honest, unfiltered conversation about what it genuinely takes to build a career in this region today.
The next five years will define the Caribbean's economic future. Don't let that story be told without you.
📲 Scan the QR code or click the link below to share your experience. Act Now — for an economy that finally works for everyone.
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